Last Modified: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 2:24 p.m.

Akeem Johnson

The girl told the Gainesville Police Department that Akeem Johnson, 24, of 828 SW 63rd Terrace, began sexually assaulting her when she was 6 years old and he was a teen, an arrest report said.

Police said the last incident occurred in 2008 when a witness walked into a room and saw Johnson pulling down the girl’s underwear. The witness screamed and alerted Johnson’s mother, who later told the girl’s mother about the incident, the report said.

Officials said the victim did not report the incident at the time to authorities, who only recently were informed of the alleged crime.

After he was arrested at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Johnson told police that he did not have any sexual contact with the girl. He was charged with one felony count of sexual battery by a person 18 years or older on a victim under 12 years old.

Johnson, who has recent theft charges, was being held at the Alachua County jail Tuesday morning on $510,000 bond.

<p>A Gainesville man was arrested Monday night after police allege he raped and molested a girl multiple times during a five-year period while he was a teenager.</p><p>The girl told the Gainesville Police Department that Akeem Johnson, 24, of 828 SW 63rd Terrace, began sexually assaulting her when she was 6 years old and he was a teen, an arrest report said.</p><p>Police said the last incident occurred in 2008 when a witness walked into a room and saw Johnson pulling down the girl's underwear. The witness screamed and alerted Johnson's mother, who later told the girl's mother about the incident, the report said.</p><p>Officials said the victim did not report the incident at the time to authorities, who only recently were informed of the alleged crime.</p><p>After he was arrested at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Johnson told police that he did not have any sexual contact with the girl. He was charged with one felony count of sexual battery by a person 18 years or older on a victim under 12 years old.</p><p>Johnson, who has recent theft charges, was being held at the Alachua County jail Tuesday morning on $510,000 bond.</p><p><i>- Monivette Cordeiro</i></p>